Ancelotti: 'Football counts for zero right now'

I am still astonished that the Wednesday Champions League game at Anfield was allowed to go ahead, especially given that Madrid is the epicentre of the Spanish outbreak.

Government really needs to get its act together with sensible and prompt control measures instead of the usual bullshitting they do.

The only concern now for the country is minimising the death toll of this virus. If the season is cancelled and having no football matches contributes towards achieving that, it's a small price to pay.

This virus will be around next winter unless a vaccine is found. I wonder how much money is currently being poured into labs around the world by all those corporations who love to sponsor sports? Millions, I suspect, as it's costing them right now... and will for a long time until that cure is found.

I was hoping Carlo would relish the fight against the red army but any excuse to avoid defeat...

Okay, only kidding.... Gotchya!!!

Carlo is a classy act, unlike the German baffoon across the park, telling one of his own fans to fuck off.

When World War One and World War Two were declared, was it at season's end? Or, like now, was it suspended during the season?

This was foolishness on a spectacular scale and those in charge stand guilty of a charge of dereliction of duty. After having seen what's happened elsewhere why – why – was it considered reasonable to let such potential infection into our city?

Anyway, wise words as ever from Don Carlo and let's hope and pray Blues (and everybody else) everywhere stay safe.

By the way, I haven't been able to keep up on all the threads, could anyone please tell me how Mike Gaynes's family is bearing up? I understand they were actually in Wuhan when it all started. If you read this, Mike, God bless to you and yours.

When World War One was declared, football just carried on for another full season (1914-15) and Everton became Champions.

Everton won the Football League (Division One) in 1938-39 and played three games in 1939-40, before all football was cancelled following the declaration of war in September 1939.

Unfortunately, many will die in the process.

"They then become immune, then the virus dies."

It's important to understand that may not be true. Previous coronaviruses like SARS and MERS did not... repeat NOT... confer longstanding immunity. The human immune response to this bug is not yet understood, and the virus itself can mutate – in fact, it already has – enough to reinfect a previous patient. So it's entirely possible to recover from this thing and then get it again.

I suppose we've all just got to look to wait and see how it all pans out; what else can we do? At least we have Boris to reassure us. Don't know about everyone else but I feel like a chicken reassured by Colonel Sanders.

That's a beauty. Mind if I use that one, Kev? I'll send you a check for royalties.

Unfortunately, the family have been told the lockdown will continue at least through the end of March. My wife may not make it home until May. (aaagggghhhh!)

I would like to take this opportunity to express my good wishes to you and your family. Eight weeks must seem like eight months in this worrying period for you. Here's hoping that you will be reunited soon.

Paul #19, yes, that's correct, but it will still be just as contagious. Even assuming the relapse is mild, the primary risk would be spreading it to others.

Many thanks, Kev and Tony. I'm pretty sure my wife is doing fine without me!

If they stopped the Madrid fans from coming over, then the game would have had to be played behind closed doors.

There was never going to be a scenario of not having Liverpool fans in the stadium, so they allowed the Madrid fans to travel to accommodate the Liverpool fans.

It backfired big time and no doubt it will escalate over the coming weeks on Merseyside.

In the meantime, we're left to cope with what the Madrid fans brought with them. Figure was 3,000 or so, yes? I'm no statistician but even a carrier rate of 1% would be enough to pass it on to many people here.

Totally irresponsible of the authorities. Bet they wouldn't have been as keen to have them round the Houses of Parliament or Buck House

Only a matter of time where we will be accountable for the assassination of JFK during our '63 title success.

I hear the next trials will be on Luis Suarez before human testing can begin.

Maybe June 2021.

Someone needs to tell Liverpool FC that.
There recent comments just show the arrogance of the club and their lack of sympathy for the horrendous situation we are all in.

The Madrid game should never have been played, clearly, and they now need to shut up.

If any political leader watches this video, and doesn't put us on lockdown, then I'm afraid they are all contributing to something that is only getting worse, imo.

If we have learned nothing from the Chinese, then I'm afraid we have learned even less from the Italians, and this is the most worrying thing of all.

It's not the people who are showing symptoms which are the problem, it's the people who have no symptoms, so have no idea they are spreading the virus, and unless everyone is made to totally isolate, then it's only going to get a lot worse before it gets better. So worrying.

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